Guam § 1127 - I Milåyan Mås Takhilo’ Na Sakrafisu.

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§ 1127. I Milåyan Mås Takhilo’ Na Sakrafisu.

(a) To express unending and never forgotten gratitude by the

people of Guam, I Milåyan Mås Takhilo’ Na Sakrafisu is hereby

established and shall be presented to the family members of

individuals killed in action in World War II, the Korean War, the

Vietnam War, Operation Desert Storm, the War on Terror, and

other actions as defined in Subsection (c) of this Section.

(b) Individuals eligible to receive I Milåyan Mås Takhilo’ Na

Sakrafisu include:

(1) members of the Guam National Guard who were

legal residents of Guam at the time she or he was killed in

action;

(2) members of the United States military reserves who

were legal residents of Guam at the time she or he was killed

in action;

(3) members of the regular United States Armed Forces

whose home of record was Guam at the time she or he was

killed in action; or

(4) members of the Guam Militia/Guam Insular Guard

killed in action.

(c) Action for the purpose of this Section means:

(1) action against an enemy of the United States or an

enemy of Guam;

(2) military operations involving conflict with an

opposing foreign force;

(3) serving with friendly foreign forces engaged in an

armed conflict against an opposing armed force in which the

United States is not a belligerent party; or

(4) serving in a combat zone as designated by

Presidential Order.

(d) The Speaker of I Liheslaturan Guåhan shall commission

for the design of I Milåyan Mås Takhilo’ Na Sakrafisu which is to

be awarded to the recipients.

(e) Presentation of I Milåyan Mås Takhilo’ Na Sakrafisu.

(1) The award shall be presented to one (1) of the

following:

(A) the surviving spouse;

(B) a surviving child in the absence of a surviving

spouse;

(C) a surviving grandchild in the absence of a

surviving child; or

(D) a surviving parent in the absence of a surviving

spouse or child.

(2) I Milåyan Mås Takhilo’ Na Sakrafisu shall be

accompanied by the Guam Flag and shall be awarded solely

with a concurrent Legislative Resolution introduced by the

Speaker of I Liheslaturan Guåhan.

(3) A recipient of I Milåyan Mås Takhilo’ Na Sakrafisu

shall have her or his name entered on I Milåyan Mås Takhilo’

Na Sakrafisu Roll.

(f) I Milåyan Mås Takhilo’ Na Sakrafisu Roll.

(1) There shall be a roll designated as “I Milåyan Mås

Takhilo’ Na Sakrafisu Roll”, which shall be displayed at the

renovated Guam Congress Building or other main building

of I Liheslaturan Guåhan.

(2) The Speaker of I Liheslatura shall enter and record

on such roll the name of each person who has been awarded

I Milåyan Mås Takhilo’ Na Sakrafisu.

Source: official Guam text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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